# William Leggo

> William Augustus Leggo was a Canadian inventor, engraver and businessperson. He is noted for co-inventing the half-tone engraver with George-Édouard Desbarats. He had several patents to his name, including leggotyping and granulated photography.

*Canadian businessman and photographer (1830-1915)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-leggo

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1830-01-25
- **Died:** 1915-07-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Augustus Leggo was a Canadian inventor, engraver and businessperson. He is noted for co-inventing the half-tone engraver with George-Édouard Desbarats. He had several patents to his name, including leggotyping and granulated photography.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.0
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [William Leggo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Leggo)
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- [William Leggo](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Leggo)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3502139)

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